Never mind that PBS is widely known for its consistent liberal bias, and that it has ample private funding — PBS pays its chief public servant nearly $400,000 in salary — the federal government has no business using taxpayer money to fund a TV channel whatever its political stripe.

Mitt Romney said he would cut PBS funding as part of his government spending cuts and debt reduction program. A letter writer fancies the notion that PBS is a “reliable news source,” which it is if one wishes to view news through the liberal prism. She informed us that such a cut “would spell the end of our democracy,” and Romney”s real motive here is that he “wants to make us ignorant.” It appears he has already succeeded.